The Global Pagoda in Mumbai was inaugurated by the former President of India Dr. Prathiba Patil on 8 February 2009. Pagoda was built in Mumbai to preserve the practice of Vipassana in India. The architecture of the Global Vipassana Pagoda was inspired by the Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Pagoda) in Myanmar.
The corporeal relic of Lord Gautam Buddha is enshrined in the second dome of Global Vipassana. This relic were excavated from Bhattiprolu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
The Vipassana has been handed down to the present day, by an unbroken chain of teachers. The late Mr S.N. Goenka appointed the current teachers of Vipassana. Among the first teachers at Global Vipassana Pagode was S.N. Goenka. On the inaugural day of Pagoda, a one-day meditation course was held by Goenka.
There are many free courses of Vipassana for the common people. They can find this course online on the official website of Global Vipassana Pagoda.
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